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  • noun Plural form of chimp.

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Examples

  • But one thing we know about chimps is that they don't fell trees with axes.

    Bunny and a Book 2008

  • But one thing we know about chimps is that they don't fell trees with axes.

    Bunny and a Book 2008

  • The 1.5 – 2% difference between humans and chimps is still a valid number so long as you point out what it's in reference to (alignable nucleotides, ignoring indels).

    A Dubious "Opportunity" for IDers 2007

  • The 1.5 – 2% difference between humans and chimps is still a valid number so long as you point out what it's in reference to (alignable nucleotides, ignoring indels).

    A Dubious "Opportunity" for IDers 2007

  • There is more variation between any two chimps from the same family group, than there is between any two humans anywhere on the face of the globe.

    Hug somebody today, okay? Jessica Hagy 2007

  • Since all of you people on the more rational end of ID agree that the evidence for the common ancestry of humans and chimps is overwhelming, you have to agree that there is no scientific reasoning behind this result, rather it is probably Biblical literalism.

    And Now For The Rest of the Story 2006

  • Finding out "how to eat lunch with someone without looking like you were raised by chimps" is nigh impossible.

    The Formal Home 2006

  • I agree, eating chimps is short-termist and ultimately self-defeating.

    Primates in the News 2010

  • I agree, eating chimps is short-termist and ultimately self-defeating.

    Primates in the News 2010

  • Even dim Duhbya supports poetry, when the chimps are at the vet.

    mjh's blog — 2008 — July 2008

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